Fence skirt

ABSTRACT

The points of what is new in the art of which the invention pertains. 1. The fact that the invention stops growth of ground foilage such as grass and trees in a fence line. 2. The fact that the invention works without any harmful chemicals that might damage the earth&#39;s soil and environment. 3. The invention has a very long life span that is maintenance free after insulation since it is made of a rigid durable plastic material. 4. The fact that a person can operate a lawn mower close enough to a fence to keep the fence line free and clear of unwanted plant foilage growth is a new point to the art of this invention. 5. The fact that the invention will act as a measuring tool due to the fact that the two holes that are provided in the invention for the fence post will always maintain an 8 feet, 0 inch center from the center of one hole to the center of the other hole allowing a person to lay out the fence post in equal distance apart from each other.

The invention is a product that stops ground foilage growth of grass,weeds, and trees in a fence line. It's made of a polyethylene plasticwhich is 0.045 inches thick. This plastic material is rigid but pliableand conforming. The invention assembles to a fence by sliding the fencepost through holes provided on the invention. The invention will be adark color such as green stopping sunlight from reaching the ground. Thefact that the invention is a rigid plastic and lays against the groundand dark in color will prevent growth of ground foilage such as grass,weeds and trees in a fenceline. The invention is made of a polyethyleneplastic film which is readily available in the plastic world market.This plastic comes in round coil form in widths of four and five feet.The invention will be cut from these large master coils by a machinecalled a slitter. The slitter is able to cut any size width a persondesires from these master coils, also to any length. After the inventionis cut from these coils holes and radiouses will be cut on the inventionby a machine called a rotary milling machine.

This machine is computer programmable to do this operation. All of theconstruction will be done with the rotary milling machine after theinvention is cut from these master coils. After the rotary millingmachine has cut the holes and radiouses on the invention the process ofconstruction will be complete.

Field of Endeavor to which the invention pertains.

The field of endeavor to which this invention pertains is the field offence building in agriculture, residential, and commercial fence. Also,the field of property appearance and property maintaintance products.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The general idea for the invention came from I, myself, the inventornoticing the problem of ground foilage such as grass, trees, and weedsgrowing in fence lines. With the invention, this problem can be solvedby stopping sunlight from reaching the ground and by covering up a 12inch wide path of ground directly underneath the fence with a rigidplastic. The invention will lay directly against the ground and run inline with the fence. The invention being made of a 0.045 inch thickmaterial by 12 inch wide by 8 feet 6 inches long polyethylene plasticand being dark in color will accomplish the goal set forth to stopgrowth of ground foilage in a fence line. An advantage in the inventionafter it is installed properly is it will allow a person to use alawnmower to get the growth of foilage next to a fence because theinvention will stick out 6 inches each side of the fence and lay flat onthe ground. No weed-eating. This will save a person a great deal of timewith their lawn and property care and upkeep.

IDENTIFICATION OF DRAWINGS

-   Page 1. Top view of fence skirt.-   Page 2. Dimensions for constructing the fence skirt.-   Page 3. Dimensions for making hole for the T-post fence post.-   Page 4. View of layout for using round fence post and t-shaped fence    post in the same fence line.-   Page 5. View of hole that will be installed in fence skirt for round    fence post.-   Page 6. View of fence skirt that will be used to install fence that    uses round fence post only.-   Page 7. View of fence skirt for round fence post. View states how    all fence post holes in fence skirt will be placed on eight feet,    zero inch centers between each hole.-   Page 8. Angle view of fence skirt.-   Page 9. Angle view of fence skirt.-   Page 10. Assembly of fence skirt to a fence.-   Page 11. Appearance of the fence skirt after it is installed at    ground level.-   Page 12. Angle view of a t-post fence post used in barb wire    fencing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The invention is made from a polyethylene plastic film which is readilyavailable in the plastic world market in round coil form. The inventionwill be manufactured from polyethylene plastic that is 0.045 inchesthick and 12 inches wide by approximately 8 feet, 6 inches long. Theinvention will be cut from a large master coil of this plastic by aplastic film cutting machine called a slitter. The slitter is capable ofcutting plastic to any desired width and any desired length. The plasticmaster coils come in widths of 4 to 5 feet wide. Once the invention iscut from the master coil it will be ready to install the holes where thefence post will slide through. This process will be done with a rotarymilling maching which is computer programmable to cut the desired shapehole in the invention the person desires. This rotary milling machine isreadily available in the machinging tool world market. Once the holesare cut out for the fence post in the invention, radiuses will be cut onthe edges of each end of the invention. All of the construction processwill be done with the rotary mill machine.

At this point the construction of the invention will be complete.

Using and installing the invention. A person who is going to build a newfence must start out with a clean fence line meaning no ground foilagetaller than one quarter of an inch in the potential fence line. Thiswill allow the invention to kill the foilage that lies beneath theinvention. After this is done, you're ready to build the fence. Yourfirst step will be to install the fence post. A person will be able touse the invention as a template for spacing out the fence posts at equal8 foot 0 inch spacing with the holes provided in the invention for thefence post. After fence posts are installed you slide the fence postthrough the holes provided on the invention sliding the invention allthe way against the ground where it will remain. Now you are ready toinstall the fence. After fence is installed the installation of theinvention will be complete.

1. What I the inventor claim as my invention is the fact of where and how the invention is installed on a fence. I claim the fact that the invention stops ground growth foilage such as grass and trees from growing in a fence line. I, the inventor claim the fact that the invention rests on the ground between the fence and the ground and stops sunlight from reaching the ground. The fact that the invention stops the sunlight and is made of a rigid polyethylene plastic will stop the growth of plant foilage directly beneath the invention, which is directly underneath the fence in a fence line. I the inventor claim the fact that the invention after installation becomes a permanent part of a fence. 